Banana-carrier.



C. P. ARTHUR.

BANANA CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22,1916.

1,22%QQ5 Patented June 12, 1917.

T Z Y gmue-ntoz CHHRLES P ARTHUR,

. CHARLES P. ARTHUR, OF HAMPTON, IOWA.

BANANA-CARRIER,-

gggg a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 12, 191?.

Application filed July 22, 1916. Serial No. 110,719.

To all whom it may concern: ent instance, and curving slightly upward Be it known that I, CHARLES P. ARTHUR, an inward, as shown, and designed to supa citizen of the United States, residing at "port the preferably cylindrical casing 3 f Hampton, in the county of Franklin and he device, the body of said casing being State of Iowa, have invented certain new formed of wire mesh or galvanized screen 0 and useful Improvements in Banana-Car- So that air and light may find access to the riers, of which the following is a specificabunch of bananas suspended in the casing tion, reference being had to the accompany- While at the same time the bananas will be in drawings. protected from flies and other insects.

This invention comprehends certain new lhe ng n ddi i n to i galvanized and useful improvements in banana-carriers Screen body p r ion, is composed of any deer holders, and it has for its primary object ir d n m er of upright bars 4, preferably a very durable and efficient construction of of bright tin or other metal and any desired device of this character in which a bunch number of horizontally disposed bands 5,

,of bananas may be very easily placed and and the. main cylindrical part of the casing effectively suspended and be protected from is surmounted by a preferably dome-shaped flies and other insects, while at the same time top 6 provided at its apex with a knob 7 access may be easily had, whenever desired, Which iS formed With a depending hook 8. to.the interior of the casing forming part of h 11 1: 8 is intended to support a block the holder, so that any desired number or and tackle 9, the traveling sheave 10 of h d f bananas y b t ff, which is formed with a hook 11, adapted to And the invention also aims to generally gilrectly Support a unch of bananas by beimprove devices of this class so as to render lng eng ged With a loop of twine or the like them more useful and commercially desirtied t the Stem of the bunch, whereby the abla bunch of bananas may be readily inserted With these and other objects in view, as 11 twe n he legs 2 and up through the will more fully appear as the description lower end of the casing 3 and suspended proceeds, the invention consists in certain Wl hln th l t er.

constructions, arrangements and combina- Th C ing 3 is formed with a door or tions of the parts that I shall hereinafter movable sect1on l2, as clearly illustrated i 35 r fully d rib and lai the drawing, sald door being hinged at 13,

For a full understanding of the invention, and provided with a latch 14 of any desired reference is to be had to the, following den r lon or design to hold it in closed soription, and accompanying drawing, in posltlon. which, The bottom 15 of the casing 3 is also Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal secformed of wire mesh or galvanized screen tional view of a banana carrier or holder material and is detachable. In the present constructed in accordance with my inveninstance, it is provided with a metallic band tion, 16 on which any desired number of latches I Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the lower 17 are. mounted, said latches being prefer- 9 part being broken away, ably spring-pressed latches and provided Fig. 3 1s a horizontal section on the line with rearwardly extending finger pieces 18, 33 of Fig. 2, and with beveled hooks 19 designed to en- Fig. 4: is a fragmentary sectional view gage with beveled keepers 20, whereby, when showing one of the latches and keepers for the bottom is inserted upwardly into the holding the detachable bottom in place, and lower end of the casing, the latches 17 will Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof. spring past and subsequently engage the Corresponding and like parts are referred keepers 20 and hold the bottom securely in to in the following description and desigplace. Thus the bunch of bananas will be nated in the accompanying drawing by like entirely housed and protected. The bottom reference characters. may be very readily removed whenever de- My improved banana carrier or holder sired, by merely pressing the latches 17 comprises a preferably circular base 1 from backward and releasing the hooks thereof which any desired number of legs 2 arise, from the keepers 20. referablythe keepsaid legs being three in number in the presers 20 are formed of metal strips doubled upon themselves at one end, as at 21, so as to hook over and enga and be secured to the lowermost band 5 o the casing 33.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, the operation of my improved banana holder or carrier will be apparent. In the practical use of the device, after the bottom 15 of the casing is removed, the bunch of bananas is engaged with the book 11 and drawn upwardly into the casing 3, whereupon the bottom is replaced. Whenever it is desired to cut oii any number of bananas this can be very readily done by first opening the door 12.

While the accompan ing drawing illustrates what I believe to e the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto but that various changes may be made inthe construction, arrangements and propertions of the parts without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed, is: 1. A banana carrier, comprising a casing provided with a lower open end and a side opening door, a bottom insertible within the lower end of the casing, the casing being provided at its lower end with a'band, keepers having hooked ends engaging over the upper edge of said band, and latches carried keepers whereby the bottom may be detachably held within the lower end of the casing.

2. A banana carrier, comprising a foraminous casing provided with a lower open end and a side opening door, a bottom of foraminous material insertible within the lower end lower end of the casing.

3. A banana carrier, comprising a casing provided with a lower open end and a side opening door, a bottom insertible within the lower end of the casing and embodying a band, latches carried by said band, and keepers carried by the casing at the lower end of the Latter and formed with beveled hooks engageable-with said latches, whereby the bottom may be detachably held within the lower end of the casing.

v In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. ARTHUR.

Witnesses:

O. F. MEIER, ALBIN JoHNsoN.

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